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<h1>Creating links to other help files
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<p>How you link to another compiled help (.chm) file depends on how you want the help file or a topic to appear.</p>

<p>For example, you can link from a Web page to a compiled help file, or from a contents or index entry in the Help Viewer to a topic in another help file. The type of link you use depends on the location you are linking from and where you want to link to.
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<p>You can link to a compiled help (.chm) file using a standard HTML link:</p>
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<li><a href="chmweb.htm">Open a compiled help file from a Web page or topic file.</a>
<li><a href="chmidx.htm">Open a compiled help file from a contents or index entry.</a>
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<p>However, using this method you cannot open a specific topic in a compiled help file. The file will open with the default topic displayed.</p>

<p>Alternatively, you can create a link to a specific topic in a compiled help file and display it in your current browser window or the Help Viewer. Using this method, you can:</p>

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<li><a href="htlink3.htm">Link to a topic in a compiled help file from a Web page or topic file.</a>
<li><a href="htlink4.htm">Link from a contents or index entry to a topic in another compiled help file. </a>
<li><a href="htlink6.htm">Link from a topic in a WinHelp file to a topic in an HTML Help file.</a>
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